PNW Announces Recipients for the 2024 First-Generation Pride Grant
PNW’s Educational Opportunity Programs in collaboration with the Center for Faculty Excellence and the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 First-Gen Pride Grants.
Offered as part of PNW’s initiative to address the needs of first-generation students, these grants support faculty and staff in developing differentiated curricular and co-curricular content and activities for first-gen students.
The selection committee was enormously impressed by the enthusiasm and innovation displayed in the proposals we received. This program will continue to provide support for faculty and staff to design and implement collaborative approaches to support the success of first-generation college students through instruction and programming at PNW. Congratulations to the recipients!
2024 Recipients
Project B.E.E-lieve: Building Bridges to Empower and Engage Future Teachers
Amanda Passmore, Suzanne Pfeiffer and Danielle Starks
Project B.E.E.lieve supports first-generation education students at PNW by fostering belonging and aiding in their adjustments through transitional milestones as students and becoming teaching professionals.
Amanda Passmore
Assistant Professor, Special Education/Early Childhood
Suzanne Pfeiffer
Clinical Assistant Professor
Danielle Starks
Visiting Instructor of Special Education
First Generation Podcasts: Stories from First Generation PNW Alumni
Vanessa Quinn, Jake Giles, Katie Holderby, Yvonne Lopez and Yesenia Avalos
We aim to develop a 10-episode podcast were alumni will share their stories. These episodes will be used in GS191 for students to reflect on how alumni have navigated higher education and their career trajectories.
Vanessa Quinn
Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Sciences Professor of Biological Sciences
Katie Holderby
Director of Alumni Engagement
Yesenia Avalos
Associate Director for Student Success and Retention
Addressing Good Insecurity, Nutritional Challenges, and Alcohol Misuse among First-Generation College Students at Purdue University Northwest
This proposal investigates these issues among first-generation college students at PNW using a mixed-method survey, while considering the influence of mental health, identity and family support on their academic journey.
Ezra Mutai
Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition
Matthew Bauman
Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Developing a Brightspace career guidance resource to support the success of first and continuing generation integrative Human Health students
Matthew Ladwig and John Durocher
We propose creating a supplemental career guidance Brightspace page to increase likelihood of success of our students.
Matthew Ladwig
Assistant Professor of Integrative Human Health
John Durocher
Nils K. Nelson Endowed Professor of Integrative Human Health
Empowering First Generation Students in Mathematics and Statistics
Our proposal aims to provide tailored support and resources to first-generation students to enhance their proficiency and develop confidence in mathematics and statistics courses.
Bir Kafle
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Gokarna Aryal
Professor of Statistics
One Page Syllabus: The Hybrid Model of Syllabus Construction and Use
Hubert Izienicki and Vanessa Quinn
We plan to design a one-page hybrid syllabus that is inviting, informative and easy to navigate without sacrificing any of its content.
Hubert Izienicki
Associate Professor of Sociology
Vanessa Quinn
Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Sciences Professor of Biological Sciences
First-Gen Pride Grant Committee
- Ronnell DuBose, Executive Director for First-Gen College Student Success and Educational Opportunity Programs
- Emily Hixon, Director of Center for Faculty Excellence
- Meghan Cook, Assistant Director of Center for Faculty Excellence
- Mayra Hernandez, Assistant Director for First-Generation College Student Outreach and Retention
- Colin Fewer, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students